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object --+    
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Flyweight meta class as part of the Flyweight design pattern.

- External Usage Documentation: U{https://github.com/tylerlaberge/PyPatterns/wiki/Structural-Pattern-Usage}
- External Flyweight Pattern documentation: U{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flyweight_pattern}

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